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Clinical Trials/EUCTR2014-003589-25-SE
EUCTR2014-003589-25-SEActive, not recruitingNot Applicable

The effect of levosimendan, on renal blood flow, function and oxygen uptake during acute renal failure after cardiac surgery - Levo-AKI

Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset/Sahlgrenska0 sitesStarted: September 3, 2014Last updated:
Conditions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Active, not recruiting

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • -Patient to undergo a planned heart surgery with heart-lung machine
  • -Patient must have normal renal function preoperatively, s-creatinine <110 umol/L
  • -Age > 18 years
  • -Patient must have developed acute renal failure, defined as serum creatinine increase> 50% or 27 mmol / L
  • -Patient and/or family members must be in favor of participating in the investigation
  • Are the trial subjects under 18? no
  • Number of subjects for this age range:
  • F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
  • F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 25
  • F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
  • F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 5

Exclusion Criteria

  • -Ongoing treatment with inotropes such as milrinone, levosimendan, dopamine or dobutamine (norepinephrine does not count as inotropic drugs)
  • -Second central venous saturation <60% despite optimization of volume status and hematocrit
  • -Pregnant women in the first trimester due 51 Cr-EDTA (radiolabeled)
  • -Pregnant women due lack of documentation of levosimendan

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